Updated: June 26, 2024
The ocean sport salmon quota report is updated once a week, typically by Friday.
The Ilwaco, La Push, and Neah Bay ocean management areas opened for recreational salmon fishing for all species on June 22. The Westport area opens for all species on June 30. Catch details for each area are described below, where available.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) approved a recreational Chinook quota of 41,000 fish, up from last year’s quota of 39,000. The PFMC, which establishes fishing seasons in ocean waters 3 to 200 miles off the Pacific coast, also adopted a quota of 79,800 hatchery coho for this year's recreational ocean fishery. This represents a decrease over last year’s initial coho quota of 159,600, but still should provide fair coho fishing opportunity and a quality ocean salmon fishing season.
In-season Management actions:
Coastwide Ocean Totals
Coho quota: 79,800
Chinook quota: 41,000
| Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of total coho quota | Percent of total chinook guideline | Number of Pink | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Jun 22-23 | 2,230 | 718 | 778 | 718 | 778 | 1% | 2% | 0 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.67 |
Columbia River Area (including Oregon)
Coho quota: 39,900
Chinook guideline: 12,510
A total of 674 anglers participated in the salmon fishery June 22-23, landing 230 Chinook (2% of the area guideline) and 670 coho (2% of the area quota).
| Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Jun 22-23 | 674 | 230 | 670 | 230 | 670 | 2% | 2% | 0 | 0.34 | 0.99 | 1.34 |
Westport
Coho quota: 29,530
Chinook guideline: 17,430
| Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
La Push
Coho quota: 2,070
Chinook guideline: 1,630
A total of 46 anglers participated in the salmon fishery June 22-23, landing 26 Chinook (2% of the area guideline) and 9 coho (<1% of the area quota).
| Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Jun 22-23 | 46 | 26 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 0% | 2% | 0 | 0.55 | 0.20 | 0.75 |
Neah Bay
Coho quota: 8,300
Chinook guideline: 9,430
A total of 1,510 anglers participated in the salmon fishery June 22-23, landing 462 Chinook (5% of the area guideline) and 100 coho (1% of the area quota).
| Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Jun 22-23 | 1,510 | 462 | 100 | 462 | 100 | 1% | 5% | 0 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 0.37 |
Previous Years
To see past years' annual reports from the Pacific Fishery Marine Council, visit the PFMC website. For archival in-season ocean salmon information, visit the report archives webpage.